Football Corner

Arsene Wenger is set to end all speculation about his future by signing a new three year deal that will keep him at Arsenal until 2010. The Frenchman had been the centre of intense speculation all summer as to where he would be next year with Real Madrid chiefs seeming to be keen on him but it is though that Wenger will end all of these rumours by signing the deal on Friday. Wenger and Arsenal have been discussing the details of the deal all summer and it appears as though he is staying.

When former Arsenal vice-chairman, David Dein , left in April it sparked much talk that Wenger may follow his good friend out the exit door at Arsenal. The pair are said to have a close relationship but Wenger numerously insisted that Dein had nothing to do with the delay in the signing of the contract. Arsenal also lost Theirry Henry to Barcelona during the summer and some felt if they had of lost Wenger too, then there hopes for a title this season were dead.

This news is a massive boost to all Arsenal fans out there and in deed the Arsenal board. I believe that this is great news for the club and lets hope it spurs the players on to make a real fist of it this season. Arsene has repeatably stated his ambition to integrate his current batch of youngsters at the club into the first team and so far this season they are doing him proud. I was in doubt he would sign the deal and now he has done so I expect big things from Arsenal this season.